You might not know the name, but you know her words. Gips, a highly accomplished copywriter, is best known for the iconic Alien tagline, “In space no one can hear you scream,” for the 1979 sci-fi thriller.
The Alien slogan has been named to countless lists of the best movie taglines ever written. New York Times Critic critic Janet Maslin opened her review of Alien writing, “The thing that most made me want to see Alien was that irresistible line they’ve been using in the ads.”
Gips is one of the many unsung heroes of Hollywood, a wordsmith who encapsulated a film that may not have otherwise attracted the public’s attention. She wrote dozens of compelling lines for films and television shows, including Kramer vs. Kramer…
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